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    "FEMA is exactly where it belongs," said committee chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. "Hurricane Katrina exposed a number of weaknesses within the agency, but those weaknesses are being addressed through the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, passed out of our committee, through Congress and signed by [President Bush] in 2006." Lieberman said FEMA now has a renewed sense of mission, greater stature and more resources. Full Article at GovExec.com
    Hurricane Katrina exposed a number of weaknesses within the agency, but those weaknesses are being addressed through the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, passed out of our committee, through Congress and signed by [President Bush] in 2006.
    SOURCE: GovExec.com 1 month ago
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House lawmakers seek to remove FEMA from Homeland Security
  1. would ignore the input of first-responders and unravel all the impressive gains made in recent months since we passed our FEMA reform law.
    SOURCE: GovExec.com 1 month ago
  2. Putting FEMA in DHS hasn't worked
    SOURCE: GovExec.com 1 month ago
  3. It would take us backward, not move us forward
    Susan Collins – Susan Collins SOURCE: GovExec.com 1 month ago
  4. The department has bled FEMA dry of resources, personnel and the authority to manage a large disaster. Elevating FEMA as an independent agency will ensure a clear and direct chain of command from the president.
    SOURCE: GovExec.com 1 month ago
  5. FEMA is exactly where it belongs
    SOURCE: GovExec.com 1 month ago

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